AMD Announces Dates, Speakers and Agenda for the First AMD Global Vision Conference; Event to Feature Analysis, Commentary and Forecasts from Top Business and Technology Thought Leaders

The invitation-only event is scheduled for October 5 - 7, 2005 inMiami Beach, FL, and will feature addresses and panel discussions bysome of the world's most respected names in business and technology:Dreamworks founder and CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, will deliver thekeynote address; and Technology visionaries Paul Saffo, director andRoy Amara fellow, Institute for the Future, and Dr. Allen Hammond,vice president for innovation and special projects at the WorldResources Institute, will each serve as moderator for a day and willlead several discussions.

"This is a unique conference," Saffo said. "It is a forum for theAMD community to consider not just immediate technology trends andtheir business impacts, but also to explore the larger, longer-termsurprises that technological innovation presents for society atlarge."

"Our customers and partners are interested in two things --innovation and societal impact," said Hector Ruiz, chairman, presidentand CEO of AMD. "By gathering this elite audience together, we hope tonot only offer insight on new technologies and best practices, butalso to provide new ideas for new technologies that can have apositive effect on the world."

In addition to addresses from Katzenberg, Saffo, Hammond and Ruiz,the Global Vision Conference will feature insights and observationsfrom some of the world's most respected technologists, businessstrategists, analysts, broadcast personalities and artists, including:

-- Dave Alles, eHome, Microsoft Corporation

-- Johan Bruyneel, Director Sportif, Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

-- Rob Enderle, President and Principal Analyst, Enderle Group

-- Chris Fowler, ESPN Anchor/Host

-- Jaron Lanier, Computer Scientist, Composer, Artist, Author

-- John Manferdelli, General Manager, Office of Chief Technology Officer

-- Microsoft

-- Bob Lambert, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Media Technology and Development, Walt Disney Company

-- Michael W. Reene, Chief Strategy Officer, ChoicePoint

-- Henri Richard, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, AMD

-- Paul Stich, President and CEO, Counterpane Internet Security

Although the first day of the conference will focus primarily onbuilding business strategies around innovative technology, day twowill feature an analysis of the business opportunities and challengescompanies face in providing technology to people in developing marketsaround the world.

"Bringing technology to bear on the problems of low-incomecommunities is fast becoming a key area of focus for business leadersaround the world, but they need a model to follow," Hammond said."Through its 50x15 initiative, AMD is steadfastly moving the industrytoward a new approach, one designed specifically to understand andaddress the needs of people in emerging markets. All of this and morewill form the basis for our examination of the role technology canplay in helping people in emerging markets and how the entire worldstands to benefit."

The conference comprises seven panel discussions, including:

-- The Innovation Panel -- The top indications of where currents trends in technology are leading us. (Moderator - Paul Saffo).

-- Why Your Kids are Smarter Than You -- How children use technology in surprising and unpredictable ways. (Speaker: Bob Lambert, senior vice president, Worldwide Media Technology and Development, Disney Company)

-- Security: Opportunity or Hindrance -- How increased government restrictions can enhance or hinder technology development. (Moderator - Paul Saffo).

-- The New Digital Home -- What does the digital home look like today and how will that picture change over the next decade? (Moderator - Rob Enderle, President and Principal Analyst, Enderle Group).

-- Technology in Sports -- Technology as a training and policing tool in the world of sports. (Moderator - Chris Fowler, ESPN)

-- Tomorrow's Markets: The Opportunity and the Challenge -- A realistic evaluation of markets in developing regions of the world. (Moderator - Dr. Allen Hammond).

-- Tomorrow's Markets: The Social Impact of Technology -- Why people in emerging markets want technology, how they are using it to meet their most critical needs, and what this means for the global population and economy. (Moderator - Dr. Allen Hammond).

Response has been overwhelming as senior representatives from morethan 50 industry leading companies have confirmed their plans toattend. Demographics cover a wide spectrum of professions andindustries, signifying the profound impact technology has on ourworld. These include representatives from the technology, music, film,banking and finance, consumer retail, security, defense aerospace andsports industries.

Global Vision Conference sponsors include: EDS/Sun Alliance, IBM,Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Red Hat andNovell.

More information about AMD's Global Vision Conference 2005,including a full agenda and speaker biographies, can be accessed byvisiting the official conference web site at www.amdvision05.com.

About AMD

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